On the other hand, it costs Congressional Republicans nothing to vote for this bill. Their committees are already cashing checks from this year’s deception, and the next census won’t roll around for ten years. If Republicans truly believe it’s wrong to raise money with a fake census letter, they should return all contributions from suckers they’ve duped this year.

I have criticized Boswell

and other members of Congress for using their franking privileges to send out what are essentially campaign materials. Members of both parties play that game.

But that is VERY different from sending a fundraising letter that is designed to confuse people and make them think they are required to return the document with a donation. Only Republicans played that game in 2000, and only Republicans played that game in 2010.